Holder for cone-shaped confections



Oct. 4, 1955 o. G. LILJA- 2,719,508

HOLDER FOR CONESHAPED CONFECTIONS Filed March 14. 1950 United States Patent ,HOLDER FOR CONE-SHAPED. CONE ECTION S Os'car G. Lilja, Rockford,"lll., assignor to Drumstick,

' Inc.,3FrtW0rth,'Tex., a corporati0n ofTexas Application .Mareh.14,.1950, Serial No. 149,522 3 Claims. (CL =1 1831) This invention relates generally to a holder forhandling a pluralitynof cone-shaped confections during filling .and dipping operations thereon. More particularly, the invention relates to a confection holder of the typehaving a .frame with a pluralityof confection-receiving recesses therein and .apluralityof pins or ,prongs slida'bly mounted on .the fframe and adapted, when shiftedin one direction along the frame to impale theconfections for holding the same in the recesses in all positions of ,the frame.

One object of the inyentionis to provide a novel construction ofapparatus of .the above character in which the impaling prongs may be removed quickly andeasily from theframe when they are to be cleaned.

Another object is to support aplurality of prongsone sliding member "which is constructed and arranged on 'theframe to coact with parts.on thelatter in a novel manner "for normally limiting back ..and forth movement of the member relative to the frame while permitting withdrawal of the member {from the latter .sirnp'lyby a slight bending of ,one endportion of the member.

A more detailed-object is to support the sliding ,mem- \ber lin a guideway arranged on the frame with one ,end thereof spaced'inwardly from a stop ,on Ethetframe asufiicient distance to permit the. end of themember; to .bebent laterally of the planeof theguideway farenoughto move past the stop.

'Otherobjects and advantages of the invention .will become apparent from the following detailed description taken in connection With the accompanying drawings in which Figure 1 isa-(fragmentary .plan viewwoff'a confection holder embodying the novel features of .thepresentinvention.

(Fig, '2jis .,a 'fragmentarysectional 'view taken. along the fFigBjis a view similarrtoFig2 showing the partsjna different position.

Ei I4 is a 'fragmentary ,pers pective -.v.ie.w :of {the .Sliding member. 7 e v The .confectionfhdlder shownin'tthe drawings. for purposes ,of illustration is especially adapted.,.to .supporta plurality of hollow cone-shaped confections 10.-during fillingjo'f the same with ,aeonfectionarytmateriahsnch ,as ice. cream and. during jdipping ..of the :lat er 1. ends of the cones in a suitable covering material such.as .a .chocolate syrup. During ,the .filling operation, .theeonesare supported with (their-larger .ends .disposed upwardly ,while, during the .dippingioperation, {the holder. and ;the.cones-.,are inverted so .that ,tthelar ger .endsare ,disposed downwardly. Thelarger ends .of .theeones 10.:arereceivedimspaced recessesj L1 whichare arranged .on.. a frame..12,in one,or more paralleLrows and are adapted.to.support-thecones withtheir axes substantiallyparallel. InAthis-instance the frame compr'ise,s a .rectangular: frame member 113. .of vwire having "interconnected crossed \wires ..;-14 .secured. to tthe sides and the ends of the frame member and defining the recessestllsbetweenithem. I

A second .frame ,15 ,having .coneareceiving recesses 16 therein registering with the recesses 11 in the first frame 'lg is spaeed fromandsecured-tothe latter to support each cone accurately in an upright 'position by engaging the Z ,7 l 9 ,5 08 Patented Del:- 4, 1955 .to the .members. .Welded to the sides .and ends .of the.

second. frame member .are cross wires .19 adjacent pairs of whichare spacedclosertogether than atheiwires 1441f {the first .frameso that .the @second recesses -16 ,are slightly .smallerrthanathe first recesses 11. Herein, since :thelgp of each .cone .isincl-ined slightly with respect ,toithe axis thereof, thecentersofthe. second .recessesiareofise slightly from the centersof the .first recessesll (see 2,) .to dispose the topsflof .the cones in a plane substantially parallel to the-frames.

To hold the cones 10 intherecesses 11 and-1.6 while the 'holdenis invertedforthe.vdippingvoperation,.the cones in each .rowuof :recesses vare impaled by prongs -:or pins 20 which :are carried by an elongatedslide -21 .mQuntedin ta guidewayon the.frarrre--12,for endwiseimoyement back and ,forth along :the row. .Eaeh slide is formed by spaced parallel side members 22 which straddle the row. ofre- ,cesses for the slide and ;have .cross members 23 secured -thereto atspaced pointsvalong the side members .and'each carrying one {9f the "prongs. In this instance, the ,cross .tnembers and the prongs are: integral with each-other and form :anpart \ofra. sheet metal stampingshaving tiqnnecti ng ipieces 24tjoiningithe, cross members and weldedito the side members, the latter .being elongatedmieces of-heavy, ga 1,1 ge

wire.

,The cones 1 0:are prevented from tipping when they are impaled thy positioning .the fg id way b tween the 12.,and 15 forrengagement ;of-.t he;P-rongs 20 with athescones at ;point -s -vdisp,osed between .the vpoints o ,snpportflfor the latter. Jn thissinstance, each ;.guideway ils defined.- by two U-:$haped wire 1 guides ,25 ,and 26 dependiingafromsand welded adjacentztheirfree ends tor-crossbars..27 extending across the top frame member 43 and twelded' atiopposite ends to theqsides of theufrarne member.

.Each rslide v.2 1 is tmovableendwise along its ,guideway ,backrandiorthsbetween one limit position-dsee Fig. 2) til .which tthe prongsp .20 are .withdrawn z-from the ,-.r,eee. sses i in the row straddled by the slide to permit the cones to be .iusertedand -withdrawn (therefrom andz another .1imit ;posi- -,tion .(ssee- -Eig. .3) in -whic huthe prongs project ,at; least .p rtia lv a r t e-trecess to.irrlpal q llfi01 6 {Such .baek :and .forth movement of gthe slide. is limited: ,l y stops .28 ,aadJQs n Q s iQ Q'PIQ BI YiQ me HQ uQ IQHd :0f .,the ,loWer treeta 'lgl larsframe -,memb er 17, ;and the other one 28 "of which is -formed on.the...corresp onding :en'd ;o -ttheigppemframmmember ,13. @Herein, the stop $84111 w wwp ram -s a utwardlrtmmthe i the .stop ..29, andtengages the slide to lirnit-movement lof he latter outwardly along the guideway, -Ih6 aotl er or inlle istopiiw,on.the lower frame engages.. the;sl ide.. to limit t e. inward-m vementithereof.

To permit each slide 21 to be withdrawnyfrorn'lgetwg'en the frames 12 and 15 and replaceddhfirein quiclgly and teasily,-=,the zinvention contemplates forming a; lateral ,pro- ,jectionflifl on the outer endgportion of the lide and glfsetting .the routerstop 2 8 sfrom t the plane of the guiidetwaytto, normally. iDteI'Cg pt thC PI'QjCClIiQHiWhflQPC 'tting ,tne,majer ,portion=of-theslide to movetfreely P the;tQp. .AI Q, th 0 le1'. gl1.i.de.25 is .spaced inwardly from (the out r-s op .8a .sutfici nt distanc /ti enable the portion of theslid which verha -theou er'gguide toa ib we albqlltithe latter i t r. enough without tak ingoa permanent .setto move the ,pr jec.ti.o late ally hepdistance of olfset and;i11to the ,plane of the ,guideway ,so wthattlhe proj ti n may learan mov ,pa .theeuter, stqp.

p n i t n e, theside member 22 ,of.th e slide are generally L-shaped having'longer legs disposed in the guideway and shorter legs 31 depending from the longer legs adjacent the outer end thereof to engage the inner stop 29. The shorter legs at their free ends are formed integral with a connecting member 32 and intermediate their ends are welded to two cross rods 33. One projection 30 is formed'on each side member 22 of each slide and is located at the heel of the L or, on the external portion of the longer leg adjacent the junction thereof with the shorter leg of the L. While the projections 30 may be formed in various ways, herein they constitute integral'parts of the longer legs formed by bending those parts of the latter adjacent the shorter legs laterally of and away from the plane of the longer legs on the side thereof opposite the shorter legs. Each side member is thus formed by bending one end portion of a generally straight piece of wire first laterally in one direction and then reversely in the opposite direction. If desired, all of the slides may be moved back and forth simultaneously by a bar (not shown) extending across and Welded to all of the shorter legs of the slides.

Cam means is provided for camming the outer end portion of each slide 21 laterally in the final inserting movement thereof so as to enable the projections 30 thereon to move past the outer stop 28. In the present instance, the cam is a surface 34 formed on the outer stop itself and engageable with inclined follower surfaces 35 on the projections. These inclined surfaces slope outwardly and along the side members 22 to merge at their outer ends with the outermost surfaces of the projections.

To remove one of the slides from its guideway, the connecting member 32 of the shorter legs 31 of the slide is grasped in one hand and pulled by the operator outwardly until the projections 30' engage the outer stop 28. Then, the connecting member is pressed by the operator downwardly away from the topframe 12 so that the longer legs are bowed slightly about the outer guide 25 and the projections are swung downwardly into the plane of the guideway to clear the outer stop. While the projections are thus held by the operator away from the stop, the connecting member is pulled outwardly to move the projections past the stop. When the projections are beyond the latter, the downward pressure on the connecting member is released while the member is still being pulled outwardly, the projections then springing back into the plane of the guideway with the longer legs free to slide along the guideway without interference from the stop.

To insert a slide into the guideway therefor, the longer legs are alined with the guideway and the shorter legs 31 are pushed inwardly to move the longer legs substantially the full length of the guideway without any interference from the outer stop. When the inclined surfaces 35 on the trailing ends of the longer legs engage the outer stop 28 near the end of the inserting movement, the longer legs are bowed automatically about the outer guide 25 and the projections 30 are moved thereby downwardly and away from the stop. Once beyond the latter the projections spring upwardly out of the plane of the guideway and into the plane of the stop so as to be engageable by the latter for again limiting the outward movement of the slide.

I claim as my invention:

1. A confection holder having, in combination, a frame, a guideway mounted on said frame, means on said frame defining recesses spaced apart in a row extending longitudinally of said guideway and each adapted to receive and support a cone-shaped confection with the axis of the latter extending transversely of the guideway, an elongated rectangular wire member having one end portion slidably disposed in said guideway and its other end portion bent along an incline and then at right angles across the member to form an L-shaped slide having an external projection at the heel of the L, spaced prongs projecting longitudinally of said guideway and carried by and movable with said first end portion of said slide between retracted positions out of said recesses to permit confections to be inserted and removed from the recesses and advanced positions in which the prongs are disposed in the recesses to impale confections, and a bar supported by said frame and disposed beyond one end of said guideway in the path of movement of said projection to engage the latter to limit movement of said slide out of the guideway, said other end portion of said slide overhanging said end of said guideway and being bendable transversely of the guideway to carry the projection out of alinement with said bar for movement of the projection past the latter and the slide out of the guideway and said bar coacting with said incline to cam the projection laterally and permit the same to pass by the bar as the slide is inserted in the guideway.

2. A confection holder having, in combination, a frame, a guideway mounted on said frame, means on said frame defining recesses spaced apart in a row extending longitudinally of said guideway and each adapted to receive and support a cone-shaped confection with the axis of the latter extending transversely of the guideway, an elongated slide including rigidly connected and laterally spaced side members extending substantially throughout the length of the slide and having corresponding first end portions slidably disposed in said guideway and other end portions overhanging one end of the guideway, a projection rigid with and extending outwardly from said slide on said overhanging end portions of said side members thereof, spaced prongs rigid with and extending longitudinally of said first end portions of said side members for movement therewith relative to said recesses and back and forth between retracted positions out of the recesses and advanced positions in which confections in the recesses are impaled by the prongs, and a stop rigid with said frame and disposed beyond said one end of said guideway in the path of movement of said projection to abut the latter and normally limit movement of said slide out of the guideway, said overhanging end portions of said side members being bendable transversely of said guideway to carry said projection out of alignment with said stop to permit movement of the projection past the stop for removal of the slide from the guideway.

3. A confection holder having, in combination, a frame, a guideway mounted on said frame, means on said frame defining recesses spaced apart in a row extending longitudinally of said guideway and each adapted to receive and support a cone-shaped confection with the axis of the latter extending transversely of the guide way, an elongated slide including a part extending throughout the length of the slide and having one end portion slidably disposed in said guideway and its other end portion extending beyond and overhanging one end of said guideway, a projection rigid with and extending outwardly from said overhanging end portion of said slide part, spaced prongs rigid with and extending longitudinally of said first end portion of said slide part for movement therewith relative to said recesses and back and forth between retracted positions out of the recesses and advanced positions in which the prongs impale confections in the recesses, and a stop rigid with said frame and disposed beyond said one end of said guideway in the path of movement of said projection to abut the latter and normally limit movement of said slide out of the guideway, said overhanging end portion of said part being bendable transversely of said guideway to carry said projection out of alinement with said stop to permit movement of the projection past the stop for removal of'the' slide from the guideway.

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